If baptism completely wiped out Adam and Eve’s original sin, then wouldn’t baptized people be living in Eden free from all of the consequences from Genesis 3:16-19? It really confuses me when people say that original sin can be removed.
I have learned that many Christians believe there is a sin (or just a stain) caused by being conceived that causes the person to be guilty in God’s eyes until he or she has this guilt removed by another person who chooses to baptize this person. If they are over 7 years old then they have to believe in Christ in addition to being baptized to have this sin removed. This stain is what some believe to be removed by baptism. Is this the part that you mean is wiped away? Is there biblical support for this type of sin being present in infants? (Judaism does not have this concept.) Is there biblical support for baptism removing this original sin?
The consequences of Adam and Eve’s original sin continue after this. We all agree that after baptism we still live in a fallen world with the presence of good and evil and temptation to sin. This sin often leads to pain and heartache for ourselves and the innocent people around us. Sometimes suffering can occur in our fallen world even when not directly caused by sin. These consequences are permanent for man’s duration of time on Earth. These are the effects of Adam and Eve’s original sin and it isn’t removed by baptism.
